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Despite the recent wealth of literature on national populism,
research has often overlooked one crucial aspect: the border. This
innovative book bridges these key concepts, providing a new
theoretical conceptualisation of the interplay between populism,
nationalism and territorial borders. In this book, borders are not
considered as mere institutional boundaries between nation states;
on the contrary, the authors adopt a multi-dimensional view of
borders as narratives, issues and territorial spaces of
mobilisation. Reconsidering the contemporary politicisation of
borders in Western Europe, the authors investigate how national
populism deals with territorial borders and the various meanings
they embody. Empirical case studies focusing on the Swiss
borderlands explore parties' programmes and discourses,
representatives' attitudes, as well as public opinion and voting
behaviour, offering key insights into how political actors and
citizens react to trends such as growing transnational flows,
globalisation and European integration. This timely book, based on
original party sources and surveys, will be an essential resource
for students and scholars of political science, political
sociology, border studies, European integration, Euroscepticism and
Swiss politics. Its context-oriented analysis will also prove
beneficial to practitioners and representatives involved in
cross-border cooperation.
This book offers an up-to-date assessment of the state of
Switzerland-EU relations with the aim of drawing lessons from the
Swiss experience to shed light on the challenges facing the UK
post-Brexit and, more broadly, on how non-member states can adapt
to "integration without membership". The book covers the main
issues in the Swiss experience of dealing with the EU over the last
30 years. These include the determinants of the 1992 vote, the
architecture of the bilateral agreements signed since then, the
economic interests at stake, the role played by immigration, the
impact on the country's federal system, the political, social, and
cultural factors shaping attitudes to integration, and how the
"Swiss model" has featured in the discourse about Brexit. The
concluding chapter identifies the key lessons Switzerland's
experience offers for the British debate on the country's relations
with the EU post-Brexit. This book will be of key interest to
scholars and students of European Union politics, European
politics, Swiss Politics, British Politics, Brexit, and more
broadly to international relations.
At a time when populism and appeal for national and popular
sovereignty are on the rise - in Europe, the USA, and beyond - this
volume proposes a new research agenda in political science that
focuses on the linkages between populist and sovereignism in
Europe. The book's core question is to know and describe whether,
how, and to what extent populism has been able to articulate the
calls for 'taking back control' of the national borders and
authority, by looking at both the 'demand' and 'supply' sides.
Through compelling empirical analyses, the authors offer fresh data
and theoretical insights on the determinants of the support for
sovereigntist claims and its impact on voting choices, as well as
on the features of the sovereignist discourse in populist parties.
Coupled with the growing electoral success of party-based populism,
sovereignism actually poses challenges to the ongoing processes of
supranational integration. This urges a timely rethinking of
democratic politics and calls for far-sighted alternatives to
'taking back control' to address the impact of globalisation and
regionalisation on contemporary societies. The chapters in this
book were originally published as a special issue of the journal,
European Politics and Society.
Regionalist parties matter. Over the past 40 years, they have
played an ever-larger role in West European democracies. Because of
their relevance and temporal persistence, their achievements have
increasingly become visible not only in electoral arena, but also
as regards holding office and policy-making. Enhancing our
understanding of these different dimensions of success, this book
analyses various types of regionalist party success. Beyond
conventional perspectives, the focus of this book is also on how
the dimensions of success are related to each other, and in
particular to what extent electoral and office success - jointly or
alternatively - contribute to policy success. Adopting a common
theoretical framework and combining the in-depth knowledge of
country experts, each chapter explores the evolution and impact of
regionalist parties in regional or federal states, that is the UK,
Germany, Italy, Spain, Belgium, and Switzerland. This allows for a
comprehensive and comparative analysis of one of the main political
challenges within West-European democracies.
This book offers an up-to-date assessment of the state of
Switzerland-EU relations with the aim of drawing lessons from the
Swiss experience to shed light on the challenges facing the UK
post-Brexit and, more broadly, on how non-member states can adapt
to "integration without membership". The book covers the main
issues in the Swiss experience of dealing with the EU over the last
30 years. These include the determinants of the 1992 vote, the
architecture of the bilateral agreements signed since then, the
economic interests at stake, the role played by immigration, the
impact on the country's federal system, the political, social, and
cultural factors shaping attitudes to integration, and how the
"Swiss model" has featured in the discourse about Brexit. The
concluding chapter identifies the key lessons Switzerland's
experience offers for the British debate on the country's relations
with the EU post-Brexit. This book will be of key interest to
scholars and students of European Union politics, European
politics, Swiss Politics, British Politics, Brexit, and more
broadly to international relations.
Regionalist parties matter. Over the past 40 years, they have
played an ever-larger role in West European democracies. Because of
their relevance and temporal persistence, their achievements have
increasingly become visible not only in electoral arena, but also
as regards holding office and policy-making. Enhancing our
understanding of these different dimensions of success, this book
analyses various types of regionalist party success. Beyond
conventional perspectives, the focus of this book is also on how
the dimensions of success are related to each other, and in
particular to what extent electoral and office success - jointly or
alternatively - contribute to policy success. Adopting a common
theoretical framework and combining the in-depth knowledge of
country experts, each chapter explores the evolution and impact of
regionalist parties in regional or federal states, that is the UK,
Germany, Italy, Spain, Belgium, and Switzerland. This allows for a
comprehensive and comparative analysis of one of the main political
challenges within West-European democracies.
The edited book brings together country experts on populism,
ethno-territorial politics, and party competition. It consists of
twelve empirical chapters, covering seven Western European states
(Austria, Belgium, France, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, and the UK)
as well as four Central European states (Croatia, Hungary, Serbia,
and Poland). It is a collaboration by scholars from across Europe
which contributes to the growing literature on populism by focusing
on a relatively unexplored research agenda: the intersection of
territoriality, ethno-politics, and populism. Presenting an
original perspective contributing experts use case studies to
highlight the territorial dimension of populism in different ways
and identify that a deeper understanding of the interactions
between populist actors and ethno-territorial ideologies is
required. This book will be of interest to academics, researchers,
and students of European politics, populism, and ethno-territorial
politics.
The edited book brings together country experts on populism,
ethno-territorial politics, and party competition. It consists of
twelve empirical chapters, covering seven Western European states
(Austria, Belgium, France, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, and the UK)
as well as four Central European states (Croatia, Hungary, Serbia,
and Poland). It is a collaboration by scholars from across Europe
which contributes to the growing literature on populism by focusing
on a relatively unexplored research agenda: the intersection of
territoriality, ethno-politics, and populism. Presenting an
original perspective contributing experts use case studies to
highlight the territorial dimension of populism in different ways
and identify that a deeper understanding of the interactions
between populist actors and ethno-territorial ideologies is
required. This book will be of interest to academics, researchers,
and students of European politics, populism, and ethno-territorial
politics.
The book provides a comprehensive and updated introduction to
concept of territory in the study of democratic politics. Territory
plays a rather marginal role in the traditional conceptions of
democracy that in many ways still prevail today. Democratic
politics is often analysed from the point of view of its
institutions, citizens and voters, while little is said about the
territory through which it is expressed – at most it provides a
broader perimeter or context of political and institutional action.
The book offers, instead, an introductory theoretically-oriented
discussion of crucial issues such as the genesis of state-nation,
the transformation of democratic citizenship, the current
borders’ policies, the rising of territorial populism and the
experience of 19-covid pandemic.
Right-wing populist parties are thriving throughout Europe. With
few exceptions, political systems have seen such parties make
significant electoral gains and shape the national political
discourse across the continent. In recent years, many populist
parties have undergone leadership changes and other evolutionary
challenges to which they adapted well, often contrary to
expectations. This timely collection is devoted to understanding
how Western European right-wing populist parties organize
themselves. Without understanding the role of the organizational
dynamics, we fail to understand how populist parties adapt over
time and thus endure. Providing a systematic and comprehensive
analysis of organizational issues of populist parties over time,
Understanding Populist Party Organisation explores a range of
political parties in Western Europe, examining their internal
dynamics and questioning whether it is possible to discern or
construct a general "populist" party typology of organization and
representation. The book includes chapters on the Austrian Freedom
Party, the Vlaams Belang, the Swiss People's Party, the Lega Nord,
the Front National, the Norwegian Progress Party, and the Sweden
Democrats.
Right-wing populist parties are thriving throughout Europe. With
few exceptions, political systems have seen such parties make
significant electoral gains and shape the national political
discourse across the continent. In recent years, many populist
parties have undergone leadership changes and other evolutionary
challenges to which they adapted well, often contrary to
expectations. This timely collection is devoted to understanding
how Western European right-wing populist parties organize
themselves. Without understanding the role of the organizational
dynamics, we fail to understand how populist parties adapt over
time and thus endure. Providing a systematic and comprehensive
analysis of organizational issues of populist parties over time,
Understanding Populist Party Organisation explores a range of
political parties in Western Europe, examining their internal
dynamics and questioning whether it is possible to discern or
construct a general "populist" party typology of organization and
representation. The book includes chapters on the Austrian Freedom
Party, the Vlaams Belang, the Swiss People's Party, the Lega Nord,
the Front National, the Norwegian Progress Party, and the Sweden
Democrats.
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